Payroll Analyst
About The Position
The Payroll Analyst supports accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing while providing responsive service to employees and leaders. The role calls for foundational knowledge of payroll processes, gross-to-net calculations, payroll taxation, multi-state tax requirements, timekeeping, and automated data flows among business systems. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, resourceful, self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working independently, researching unfamiliar issues, and taking ownership through resolution in a changing, fast-paced environment. LMI is a digital solutions provider focused on accelerating government impact through innovation and speed. It invests in technology and prototypes and provides commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies. LMI applies its technology, federal deployment expertise, and strategic relationships across the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors. The company is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.
Requirements
- Basic working knowledge of payroll processing, gross-to-net calculations, payroll taxes, multi-state taxation, and timekeeping.
- Strong understanding of payroll fundamentals and willingness to continue developing payroll, tax, and compliance knowledge.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
- Resourcefulness, self-motivation, and comfort working independently and taking ownership of issues through resolution.
- Enthusiastic, friendly, and personable approach, with a strong commitment to employee service.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and professionalism in conversations with employees, leaders, vendors, and government agencies.
- Ability to understand system integrations and automated data flows and recognize inaccurate or unexpected results.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across functional and technical teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and comfort working with payroll, HRIS, timekeeping, and other business systems.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of UKG Pro and Deltek Costpoint.
- 1–3 years of payroll or related experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support accurate and timely payroll processing by reviewing payroll and timekeeping data and identifying and resolving discrepancies.
- Research payroll, tax, and compliance questions through resolution, working with payroll vendors, tax authorities, and other external resources as needed.
- Respond to employee and leader payroll and timekeeping questions accurately and professionally, providing exceptional customer service.
- Review automated data flows and integrations among payroll, timekeeping, HR, benefits, and other systems, and identify errors or unexpected results.
- Partner with internal Technical Solutions teams and system vendors to research, troubleshoot, test, and resolve system and integration issues.
- Support internal and external audits by researching questions, gathering documentation, validating payroll information, and responding to audit requests.
- Perform testing and validation during payroll and related system upgrades, enhancements, configuration changes, and implementations.
- Support year-end payroll auditing, reconciliations, testing, and other year-end activities.
- Collaborate with HR, Benefits, Accounting, Technical Solutions, and other teams to research and resolve payroll-related issues.
- Stay aware of evolving payroll laws, tax requirements, policies, and processes, and research changes that may affect payroll operations.
- Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
